Andy Serkis has made quite a name for himself through some larger than life performances using motion capture technology. Rise of the Planet of the Apes premieres nationwide tomorrow and Andy stars as Caesar (above), a chimpanzee who is a subject of genetic engineering and ends up leading a revolt of apes against the human […]
Lt. Dan Choi, the openly gay Iraq War veteran booted from the New York Army National Guard after he came out enlisted in the regular Army yesterday, taking advantage of the overturning of the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy. Dan Choi, 29, a 2003 West Point grad formally discharged from the National Guard in July, walked […]
President Barack Obama opened the floor for questions. With over 200 young people in the audience, he invited questions and also responded to Twitter feedback. One of issues he addressed was his stance on ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ (policy that restricts men and women from serving openly gay in the military). The President’s answer was clear […]
President Barack Obama opened the floor for questions. With over 200 young people in the audience, he invited questions and also responded to Twitter feedback. One of issues he addressed was his stance on ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ (policy that restricts men and women from serving openly gay in the military). The President’s answer was clear […]
President Obama and his administration was ordered to stop DADT discharges immediately. On the side of progress we are sure President Obama will comply with the Judges orders and not pander to the right. President Obama said in his Rolling Stone interview that he plans on ending ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’. This is one the monumental moments […]
Lady Gaga made an appearance at the Portland, Maine ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ event on Monday afternoon and to say she roared up the crowd is an understatement. Making her presence felt and getting her point across Gaga energized the crowd to bring attention to Tuesday’s planned procedural vote in the Senate that will decide the fate over […]
Senate Republicans shot down the efforts to repeal the law banning gays from serving openly in the military. Senators voted 56-43, failing to get the 60 votes needed to end a Republican filibuster and allow an actual vote on ending the ban. The don’t ask, don’t tell law was enacted in 1993 and has been […]
Lady Gaga is visiting Maine’s largest city to join a rally against the military’s ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy on gays. Lady Gaga has been going hard for gay rights for some time now and she even she showed up with service members as her entourage at the VMA. Lady Gaga is expected to join […]
Jeff Sheng is a photographer who has made it his mission to tell the story of young men and women in out military who have been effected by ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ and to tell their stories Sheng did it the best way he knows how, through photography. In a collection of photos taken across 25 […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: A federal judge on Thursday declared the U.S. military’s ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional and said she will issue an order to stop the government from enforcing the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy nationwide. Below is Lt. Dan Choi’s repsonse. Lt Choi was discharged from the US Army for being openly […]
Dear Distinguished Members Of The United States Senate, As you return to Washington, DC for the last session of the year, I write this letter in support of 80% of the American public who urge you to do what you have promised since 2008 and that is to repeal the broken law that we call […]
My Statement on DADT Discharge This morning I received notification of my honorable discharge from the army under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ After 11 years since beginning my journey at West Point and after 17 months of serving openly as an infantry officer this is both an infuriating and painful announcement. But my service […]
